Cairo (AP) - Tens of thousands of Islamist activists and young people in high Friday, Tahrir Square, to the Egyptian ruling Military Council with the largest crowd in recent months to protest against the attempt to give a special power in the future elected government the generals'.
Although the United Army, however, against conservatives and liberals have been maneuvering among them the decisive votes in parliamentary elections just 10 days away.
The stakes are high for all sides than at any time since the uprising overthrew President Hosni Mubarak in February. The winners will help you choose who to draft a new constitution, thus defining the nature of the post-revolutionary Egypt.
Most of the rally this year in Tahrir Square since Mubarak's ouster are led by liberal or leftist groups, but the Islamists dominated protest Friday. The members of the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt is better organized group carried signs and flags waving, equipped with the freedom and fairness of the party. Elsewhere, ultraconservative Salafi in long robes and beard has requested the application of Islamic Sharia law.
For most of the day, liberal groups showed little organized presence.
Mobilization is the Brotherhood, which was, until recently, avoided confrontation, the decision of the Supreme Council of the armed forces, the change reflects the group's position. He threatened to intensify its campaign of protest, if the plans for the permanent political power to the military are not taken out of service.
"The army has no role in the management of people," said Hani Hegazi, who came by bus outside Cairo with members of the Brotherhood of others. "His only job is to protect the country. We want an elected civilian government by democracy. "
Other protesters banners reading "Down with the military regime. Egypt our country is not a military camp. "Many had Egyptian flag, while some religious conservatives waving a flag called the Koran, holy book of Islam," our constitution. "
Rally primary objective was to document the government to float, indicating the military to be the guardian of "constitutionality" refers to it would have the final say on important policies and any legislation, even if the new president is elected.
The document aims to realize the fundamental principles of the new Constitution, would shield the military and its civilian control of the budget. An earlier version of it also said the army to appoint 80 members to 100 people of the constitutional committee - a move that could significantly reduce the role of the new Parliament.
Groups across the political spectrum rejected the document, calling it an attempt by the military to perpetuate its domination over the transition period post-Mubarak. The Brotherhood said the document "strengthens the dictatorship," and last-minute negotiations between the government and the Brotherhood failed to break the deadlock.
"All of us fear that the army would try to stay in power," said Walid Farouq, 32, wearing a long beard and traditional dress ultra-conservative Muslims. "It is time that a civilian government."
Anger has been building against the general, whom many blame the Mubarak era tactics used to quell the critics who do not reform the security forces and to monopolize the decision-making process. Many fear that the generals tend to maintain their power - say they deny.
The army initially promised to transfer power to an elected civilian government within six months after moving Mubarak. But a guardian, new timetable suggests that the presidential elections will be held until 2013. Specific dates have been set for parliamentary voting places, set to begin Nov. 28 and move in March.
Marshal Hussein Tantawi, commander of Egypt, fueled speculation he might run for president, as he was walking in downtown Cairo in September in civilian clothes, shaking hands and patting shoulders. The army denied that he intends to stay in power or Fielding its own candidate in a presidential election.
The show of strength of Islamist groups occurs 10 days before the first of six rounds. The party of freedom of brotherhood and justice, which should have the most seats in elections, was well represented at the Friday rally. Others carried banners for Salafist al-Nour of the party.
The sudden importance of these groups, which is avoided politics or organized in secret to avoid attacks during Mubarak scared some Liberals who fear a parliament dominated by the Islamists would inject too much religion in the Constitution.
"Many people are afraid of the Islamists," said Mahmoud Abdel-Rahman, the liberal college student who came to the coastal city of Alexandria rally Friday.
As he spoke, dozens of bearded men, marched shouting "People want to apply the law of God" - A twist on the battle cry of Islamic insurrection, "People want to overthrow the regime."
"But they are using language that unites people, so that people like them who vote for them," he said. "It's clear that you can get people on the street, but can also cause people to vote for them? We have to wait and see."
The protesters also marks the 30th anniversary of the blogger Alaa Abdel-Fattah Friday, one of the leading revolutionaries of being imprisoned by the military prosecutor. The mother of Abdel-Fattah, who was on hunger strike for 13 days, and his wife, the couple's first child, pregnant, released a large birthday cake with the image of the blogger of it.
Abdel-Fattah was arrested after refusing to answer questions of a military prosecutor for alleged involvement in sectarian clashes that killed 27 people, most of them Christians.
Many blamed the military violence, and Abdel-Fattah detention as an attempt to denigrate the leading activists.
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